Damascus, SANA- A bicycle rally was launched in Damascus on Friday from al-Jala’a Sports Complex in Mezzeh area to Barada Club in al-Mazraa area.

The rally was organized by the Syrian Cycling Federation, in cooperation with intiative of “Yalla Let’s Bike” on the occasion of President Bashar al-Assad’s oath-taking.

Head of Syrian Cycling Federation, Khaled Koukash said that the rally is an expression of the participants’ support for Syria’s victory in its constitutional entitlement, and President al-Assad’s oath-taking.

A number of the participants expressed the significant of this event to spread bicycling culture and encourage people to ride the bikes and maintain the health and the environment.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)